Historical Circuit: There is Still Light In the Oscar-winning ‘In the Heat of the...
TITLE OF FILM: "In the Heat of the Night"
FILM YEAR: 1967
DIRECTOR: Norman Jewison
WRITER: Stirling Siliphant
STARRING: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oats, Lee Grant
SYNOPSIS:
As "In the...
Historical Circuit: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’ is Still Talking to Us 43 Years Later
TITLE OF FILM: "Taxi Driver"
FILM YEAR: 1976
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
WRITER: Paul Schrader
STARRING: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepard, Jodie Foster, Peter Boyle, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks
SYNOPSIS:
In...
Historical Circuit: 30-Year-Old ‘Working Girl’ from Mike Nichols Still Resonates
TITLE OF FILM: “Working Girl”
FILM YEAR: 1988
DIRECTOR: Mike Nichols
WRITER: Kevin Wade
STARRING: Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, Joan Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Phillip Bosco
SYNOPSIS:
‘Working Girl’ opens...
Historical Circuit: ‘Some Like it Hot’ & Some Like the Past
At its best, film is a cohesive display of the passions of many. It is an art form where the poetry of words, the...
TCM And The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Present: The Black Experience On...
Month-long Programming Event Will Feature 13 Acclaimed Film Journalists and 32 Seminal Films
Airs Every Tuesday and Thursday in September
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWi936cwxJo&feature=youtu.be
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the African American...
Historical Circuit: ‘City Slickers’ Finds Comedy Gold
ACCA 1991: Over 25 years old, it's interesting to look at how the studio comedy has changed. Now we have raunchy comedies and action...
Historical Circuit: Ridley Scott’s ‘Thelma and Louise’ is Still Going After All These Years
There's a moment near the end of "Thelma and Louise" where the infamous duo must make a choice. One says to the other, "Let's...
Historical Circuit: The Enduring Legacy of John Singleton’s Poignant ‘Boyz n the Hood’
ACCA 1991: During the recently concluded awards season, the Hollywood Reporter published an interesting article in honor of the success of "Get Out". In...
Historical Circuit: ‘Bugsy’ Still Holds Its Own 27 Years Later
The Academy Awards honoring movies from the 1991 film-year were the fourth I had sat through as a young movie-lover (save me your old...
Historical Review: ‘Donnie Darko’ Remains a Thought-Provoking and Satirical Masterpiece the Third Time Around
Richard Kelly’s first film, "Donnie Darko" (2001), is among cinema's more impressive debuts. Though the then 26-year-old writer and director’s film was a box...
Historical Review: Bel Powley Carries ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ on Her Shoulders
The autobiographical graphic novel, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” written by Phoebe Gloeckner, was adapted by Marielle Heller, who wrote the screenplay and directed...
TCM Announces Month-Long Slapstick Comedy Programming Special
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will pay tribute to pratfalls and double-takes with Ouch! A Salute To Slapstick, a month-long programming special featuring more than...
Historical Circuit: Top 35 Dance Sequences in Film, Vol. 2
If you read and enjoyed my previous foray into the world of dance in cinema, you'll notice how easy it was determining what constituted a...
Historical Circuit: Pretty Baby (1978) (★★★½)
By 1978 second-wave feminism saw many landmark decisions and events including the first National Women's Conference in a century, court cases involving marital rape,...
Historical Circuit: Smooth Talk (★★★)
In a year where female directed films have been in the spotlight, particularly through the lens of reviewer Marya Gates and her Year With...
Oscar Rematch: ‘Chinatown’ vs. ‘Day for Night’
In this week’s Oscar rematch we’re talking about one of the best film noir’s of all-time going once again with one of the best...
Historical Circuit Halloween: The Hunger (★★)
The vampire as a symbol in horror films has evolved throughout the years, with each decade's take on the fanged menace moving from representing...
Historical Circuit: The World of Henry Orient (★★½)
It's not often a film focusing on teenagers doesn't devolve into two young girls bickering about finding romance. Romance blooms in George Roy Hill's...
Historical Circuit: The Night of the Generals (★★)
Twilight Time could never have predicted the recent passing of Omar Sharif, star of their latest Blu-ray release, The Night of the Generals. Directed...
Historical Circuit: Double Indemnity (★★★★)
The epitome of film noir, Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity is still one of the sexiest movies ever made. TCM recently showed the movie in...
Historical Circuit: The Times of Harvey Milk (★★★)
Winner of the Best Documentary Feature at the 1985 Academy Awards, Rob Epstein's The Times of Harvey Milk was recently made available through Fandor...
Historical Circuit: Batman Begins (2005)
Was Christopher Nolan’s first entry in the Dark Knight trilogy the beginning of the modern day superhero movie?
Historical Circuit: Absolute Beginners (★★½)
By the 1980s British cinema was dying. Long the country known for prestige pictures like Gandhi and Chariots of Fire (put out by the...
Historical Circuit: Back to the Future (1985)
We don't need to hop in the DeLorean to revisit "Back to the Future," which turns 30 years old this week
Historical Circuit: [SAFE] (1995) (★★★★)
Exactly twenty years ago today, American audiences saw for the first time a nighttime drive down the San Fernando Valley through the windshield of...
Historical Circuit: Twilight Zone – The Movie (1983) (★★★)
I'm a critic who grew up with anthology shows, whether it was Tales From the Crypt (aka that show I was never supposed to...
Historical Circuit: Jaws (1975)
40 years ago "Jaws" was the first step in what would become the yearly ritual of summer blockbusters
Historical Circuit: Toy Story (1995)
As we’re getting ready for the ACCA revote on 1995, let’s take a closer look at one of the most influential films from that...
Historical Circuit: Pocahontas (★★½)
In honor of ACCA 1995, I've decided to pick a few titles that were special to my seven-year-old self that year. Don't assume it'll...
Circuit Rewind: Dancer in the Dark (2000)
The 2015 edition of the Cannes Film Fest is underway, so let's take a look back at one of its past winners in its 15th anniversary
Historical Circuit: The Fantasticks (★★★½)
Reviewing director Michael Ritchie's adaptation of The Fantasticks - the longest running show in Broadway history - would have been better suited to last...
Historical Circuit: Mommie Dearest (★★★) – MOTHERS DAY EDITION
This Mother's Day we should all hug our moms...for fear they decide to beat us with a wire hanger! Mommie Dearest, the movie that's...
Circuit Rewind: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
It's been ten years since our last 'Star Wars' outing, so in celebration of May the fourth, lets revisit "Episode III - Revenge of the Sith"
Historical Circuit: Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) (★★)
In honor of its remake opening this week, let's go back to 1967 when Thomas Hardy's novel first received the big-budget Hollywood treatment. Far...
Historical Circuit: U Turn (★★★★)
By 1997, Oliver Stone became the director known for railing about political conspiracies or governmental injustices in dramatic polemics like Born on the Fourth...
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2019 Oscars Look: Best Animated Short
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TV Review: ‘Lorena’ Reframes Narrative Of Iconic Sexual Assault Case
The trial of Lorena Bobbitt still holds a special place in pop culture. Lorena was an abused wife who retaliated against her husband by...
What’s on TV? – Thursday (2/14/19) – James Stewart, Dinosaurs, and...
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Box Office Estimates: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Headlines Weak Field
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Movie
Studio
Weekend Gross
Lifetime Gross
1
Alita: Battle Angel
Fox
$27,800,000
$36,516,232
2
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
WB
$21,215,000
$62,690,359
3
Isn't It Romantic
WB
$14,210,000
$20,455,347
4
What Men Want
Paramount
$10,920,000
$36,150,328
5
Happy Death Day 2U
Universal
$9,816,000
$13,527,500
6
Cold Pursuit
Lionsgate
$6,000,000
$21,122,332
7
The Upside
STX
$5,590,000
$94,197,031
8
Glass
Universal
$3,859,000
$104,489,915
9
The Prodigy
Orion
$3,150,065
$11,015,539
10
Green Book
Universal
$2,751,000
$65,756,401
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